Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 January 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
Date of death | 1956 | ||
Place of death | Italy | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1907–1924 | Lazio | 124 | (36) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fernando Saraceni (19 January 1891 – 1956) was an Italian footballer. His brother Luigi Saraceni was also a footballer and played as a defender for Lazio in 1920s.
Fernando began his football career in 1907 and spent his entire career playing for Lazio. He played first in a forward role, but since 1921, he was deployed in a full back role. He was also the club's captain from 1919 to 1923.[1] Saraceni scored two goals in the 1923–24 Prima Divisione season.[2]
In 1915 he served the Italian Army during the World War I. He retired from football in 1924; later he held management roles for Lazio. He died in 1956.